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Verb

controlar ‎(first-person singular present controlo, past participle controlat)

1. to control

Conjugation

Derived terms

• controlador

Related terms

• control

Portuguese

Etymology

From French contrôler.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɾ)/, /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɾ)/, /kõ.tɾo.ˈla(ɻ)/

Verb

controlar ‎(first-person singular present indicative controlo, past participle controlado)

1. (transitive) to control (to determine the behaviour of)

   Este dispositivo controla o motor.‎

   This device controls the motor.

   Ele controla seus adversários.‎

   He controls his adversaries.

2. (transitive) to keep under control

   A polícia conseguiu controlar os hooligans.‎

   The police kept the hooligans under control.

3. (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)

   O partido nazista controlou a Alemanha por uma década.‎

   The Nazi party governed Germany for a decade.

4. (transitive, often takes a reflexive pronoun) to contain (to limit through restraint)

   Controla sua raiva.‎

   Contain your anger.

5. (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)

   Conseguimos controlar a inflação.‎

   We managed to limit inflation.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to keep under control): conter, segurar
• (to govern): comandar, dirigir, governar
• (to contain): conter, reter
• (to limit): conter, limitar, segurar

Related terms

Spanish

Verb

controlar ‎(first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlé, past participle controlado)

1. to control

Conjugation